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Friday, December 14, 2012

I recently took a trip to our local Lowe's store and found that they were giving away Christmas tree scraps and foliage. We have an artificial Christmas tree and I so miss the smell of a real Christmas tree in our home. I decided to take advantage of the scraps and knew that I could incorporate them into our holiday decor indoors but thought it would be so nice to create a wreath made of real foliage for our front door.

Once I arrived home, I browsed on Pinterest and knew that I would be able to find an easy DIY tutorial to help me make a wreath and found the perfect one from fellow fellow.

Note: Fragile plants won’t work too well here, look for hardy wooded
plants and sticks that will last a while without water. Also, including
some foliage with more volume and leaves helps to fill out areas and
hides the wire better.

Step 1.
Cut your foliage into manageable pieces. My ring is 30cm (12″) and I cut them to around 13cm (5″).

Step 2.
Wind a loop of wire around the ring edge and secure. Keep the wire
attached to the roll, it’s a handy way to continuously pass the wire
around the wreath.

Step 3.
Take one or two of your foliage pieces and lay them over the wire. Bring
the wire around the ring and over the foliage stems to keep them in
place. Keep the wire fairly tight so they don’t shift around.

Step 4.
Always work in the same direction. Place the next piece overlapping the
bottoms of the last so as to cover the wire. Bring a loop of wire around
again and secure tightly.

Step 5.
Continue this way (not forgetting to also cover the inside edge and
outside edge as well) until you reach the start again. Finish off by
hiding the stems of your final foliage pieces under the tops of the
first pieces you put down. Carefully wind the wire around a final time,
keeping it hidden as much as possible under foliage. Once you’re sure
it’s all secure, cut the wire and secure the end under the wreath.

Step 6.
Now you can look at your wreath overall and gently maneuver pieces that
seem out of place, or even add new pieces if you think it needs it.

That’s it! You can add a ribbon later if you want to, or a hook of
wire at the back for hanging. Most of all, just enjoy the process and
have fun with it!